
Directed by Григорий Александров
1h 44m
Comedy
| Music
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.

Lyubov Orlova
Strelka Petrova

Igor Ilyinsky
Byvalov

Vladimir Volodin
The Pilot

Pavel Olenev
The Water-Carter

Sergei Antimonov
The street sweeper

Andrei Tutyshkin
Alyosha Trubyshkin

Mariya Mironova
The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)

Vsevolod Sanayev
The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)

Nikita Kondratyev
The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)

Grigori Aleksandrov
Director

Grigori Aleksandrov
Writer

Nikolay Erdman
Writer

Mikhail Volpin
Writer

Isaak Dunayevsky
Original Music Composer

Vladimir Nilsen
Director of Photography

Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Editor

Georgi Grivtsov
Production Design

Mikhail Karyakin
Production Design